Balloonbuddy (A Balloon Tying Tool)

ABSTRACT

A balloon tying tool has a method for tying a balloon, the method comprising the steps of: After the balloon is inflated with either air, helium or water; 
     The neck of the balloon is wrapped over the top of the cylindrical body of either the large or small end of the invented balloon tying tool. 
     The neck of the balloon is then wrapped over (away from the operator) toward the underside of the invented balloon tying tool. 
     The neck of the balloon continues to be wrapped around the underside of the invented balloon tying tool and back up toward the operator and is stretched up next to the balloon neck portion that was initially stretched over the top. 
     The balloon neck is then stretched toward the tip of the invented balloon tying tool and the balloons outstretched neck is placed into the J hook slot in the invented balloon tying tools tip, capturing the balloons nipple on the underside of the invented balloon tying tool. 
     The neck of the balloon that is now wrapped around the circumference of the invented balloon tying tools body, it is then rolled or pushed over the invented balloon tying tools tip, tying the balloon as it leaves the body of the invented balloon tying tool.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application for a utility patent claims the benefit of U.S.Provisional Application No. 61/192,092 , filed Sep. 12, 2008.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings illustrate the present invention. In suchdrawings:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a balloon tying tool; and

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The above-described drawing figures illustrate the invention, a balloontying tool.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are perspective views of one embodiment of balloontying tool. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the balloon tying toolincludes several parts.

The embodiment of the invented balloon tying tool as shown in theillustrations of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 each display a large side 1 and asmall side 2. Respectively, each side is intended for the tying oflarger and smaller balloons.

Each end of the invented balloon tying tool contains an “L” or “J”shaped feature 3. This feature holds the nipple or lip of the balloon(the end used to fill the balloon with air, helium or water). The nippleor lip is hooked in the “L” or “J” shaped feature 3 while the neck ofthe balloon (that has been wrapped around the tying surface 4 of theinvented balloon tying device) is pulled over either tip 5 of theinvented balloon tying device, achieving the tie.

Additionally, at each end of the invented balloon tying device, on theopposite side of the “L” or “J” shaped features, are open cavityfeatures 6 that the nipple or lip of the balloon sits inside of whilethe neck of the balloon is pulled over either tip 5 of the inventedballoon tying tool.

1. A balloon tying tool comprising: The invented balloon tying tool isdesigned to tie various sizes of balloons from small balloons, likethose used to make water balloons, to larger 12 to 16 inch balloons,like those used for general air inflation at parties or those used tomake helium filled balloon bouquets. All of these balloons are made oflatex and generally require tying, where the Mylar balloon typegenerally are not tied, but are adhesive sealed. It should beadditionally stated that while the invented balloon tying tool showncovers the tying of average balloon sizes available in the marketplace,larger versions of the invented balloon tying tool can be produced totie larger balloons that are also available in the marketplace.Furthermore, while the enclosed illustrations depict the inventedballoon tying tool as a hand held creation that achieves the enclosedclaims, a mechanical version (not shown) using the same technique as thehand held version of the invented balloon tying tool can also be held tothe enclosed claims.
 2. A method for tying a balloon, the methodcomprising the steps of: After the balloon is inflated with either air,helium or water; The neck of the balloon is wrapped over the top of thecylindrical body of either the large or small end of the inventedballoon tying tool. The neck of the balloon is then wrapped over (awayfrom the operator) toward the underside of the invented balloon tyingtool. The neck of the balloon continues to be wrapped around theunderside of the invented balloon tying tool and back up toward theoperator and is stretched up next to the balloon neck portion that wasinitially stretched over the top. The balloon neck is then stretchedtoward the tip of the invented balloon tying tool and the balloonsoutstretched neck is placed into the J hook slot in the invented balloontying tools tip, capturing the balloons nipple on the underside of theinvented balloon tying tool. The neck of the balloon that is now wrappedaround the circumference of the invented balloon tying tools body, it isthen rolled or pushed over the invented balloon tying tools tip, tyingthe balloon as it leaves the body of the invented balloon tying tool.